Baby Hannah at 9 days

We had the pleasure of having a photo session with pretty little Hannah.   Such an alert little darling, Hannah was awake for most of the shoot and was just as interested with the camera as we were with her...

"I think that I see something deeper, more infinite, more eternal that the ocean in the expression of the eyes of a little baby when it wakes in the morning and coos or laughs because it sees the sun shining on its cradle."  - Vincent Van Gogh

 

"A baby is born with a need to be loved - and never outgrows it." - Frank A. Clark

Kimmie and Howard, thank you for letting us be part of Hannah's day!  It was a pleasure covering your wedding, and it was just as memorable taking photos of your adorable baby!

Claudia and Jesus' baby, Joaquin.

Two weeks young, and adorable as can be!  Meet Joaquin.  We scheduled this shoot around this little guy's naptime, but as fate would have it, he was too interested in modeling for his photoshoot and was wide awake the whole time.  He was mesmerized by the lights we had setup, and was incredibly cooperative.  We had a couple of oopsies while we had his diaper off, but it made the shoot more interesting and fun (sorry Dad)!
Without further adieu, here are images from our latest shoot.

"Babies are bits of stardust, blown from the hand of God."
-- Barretto

"O wonderful son, that can so astonish a mother"  - William Shakespeare

"A new baby is like the beginning of all things-wonder, hope, a dream of possibilities."
-- Eda J. Le Shan

"Every baby born into the world is a finer one than the last."  - Charles Dickens

Claudia and Jesus, thank you for the privilege of capturing memories of your beautiful, young family!  We wish you all the best!

Tech Info:  Canon 5D, 24-70 2.8, 50 1.8, Calumet light kit, Cowboy Studio light triggers.
Super thanks to my wife for all the help she provided.  

Emilie, Milan and Echo @ the beach...

We had a great time photographing Emilie, Milan, and their incredibly well behaved dog, Echo!  It was a good day at the beach to be snapping away memories for mother and daughter (and pet).   The tide had just gone out, so the beach had left it's magical tide pools and moist, cool sand to keep our feet comfy.

Both mother and daughter were such great subjects with wonderful personalities that make sessions like these incredibly rewarding to shoot.   Whenever she wasn't smiling or making faces for the camera, Milan was playing in the sand and checking out the plethora of interesting items on the beach. Echo's discipline was pretty impressive...she was as behaved as can be, stayed calm and collected even though the presence of another dog running around on the beach had her attention and was probably much more interesting than looking sharp for the camera.

Daughter and Mommy toes enjoying the cool sand!

In case you are wondering why a gorgeous beach like this was fairly deserted, it wasn't.  There were a good eight or nine other photographers shooting all around us.  It was a matter of working around each other that was keeping each other from popping up in each others images...at least I hope I didn't show up in theirs :)

A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials heavy and sudden, fall upon us; when adversity takes the place of prosperity; when friends who rejoice with us in our sunshine desert us; when trouble thickens around us, still will she cling to us, and endeavor by her kind precepts and counsels to dissipate the clouds of darkness, and cause peace to return to our hearts.  ~Washington Irving

Emilie and Milan, you ladies have a wonderful partnership of being mother and daughter.  Thank you for letting me be part of your world as your photographer for the afternoon.  It was a pleasure capturing your precious smiles. 

Techie Notes:  Gear Used - Canon 5D, 550ex Flash, Sunpak 333 Thyristor, 24-70mm, 70-200mm, a car sunshade for reflectors from Kragen Auto Parts :), ND filters.

Most of the shots here were metered and underexposed by about two stops.  The sun was still pretty strong at this time of day and I didn't want blown out skies for the majority of the shots.  Every now and then I get blown out skies when the moment is happening and metering is not an option, but for portrait sessions like these when you can control the speed of your workflow, I'll take blue skies over white skies.

Special thanks to my sons Kiefer and Dawson for assisting me on this shoot. 

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